Jose Mourinho on Arsenal draw: Manchester United were the best team 'by far' at Old Trafford

Dropped points: Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United deserved to beat Arsenal
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Vaishali Bhardwaj19 November 2016

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United deserved to walk away from their clash with Arsenal at Old Trafford with all three points, saying the Red Devils were "by far" the better team.

United seemed to be heading for their second Premier League win in a row on Saturday after Juan Mata drove in Ander Herrera's cross in the 68th minute.

But Arsenal substitute Olivier Giroud salvaged a point for the visitors with his header one minute from time to deny United what would have been their sixth league win of the season.

Despite the disappointment of failing to beat the Gunners, Mourinho insisted he was pleased with how his team played in front of their fans but claimed United are the "unluckiest" club in the top flight at the moment.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Mourinho said: "Of course it is two points dropped. We were the best team by far. They had no chances to win.

"They could not be Arsenal the way they normally play football. We were phenomenal defensively. The way we pressed and the way we controlled their counter attacks.

"Then when we had the ball we were very comfortable. We scored a fantastic goal, we had chances to win the game and then the only time they go there and the only time we had a situation we could not resolve they scored. They are the lucky ones and we are the unlucky ones.

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"This team at the moment is the unluckiest team in the Premier League. That is the reality. The team is playing well. Phil Jones played more matches this season than the past three seasons I think. I don't remember him playing two matches consecutively and big matches.

"I am happy with the work and the guys and I am super happy with the fans. They are amazing. They know to be fair and applaud a team that has dropped two points."

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